you guys are full of valuable advice here huh! iv just been doing some reading on the NPPL licence and this really does seem the best option for me. i dont mind flying within the uk only, and, this leaves me the option to upgrade in usa for a full PPL (id love to do some flying in the usa) in future. hopefully this is possible. its a bummer having to except that il never be able to live my childhood dream of being an airline pilot though
also is MS flight sim effective in terms of real world practice? iv been using this for fun, never thought it would mean much in terms of real flying...
id like to thank everyone for there contributions to this thread. it has helped me a great deal.